Some people may say that country music is dead.

At first listen, Rye Davis' most recent release, Cut to Tape, will prove that to be untrue with distinguishing vocals and powerful lyrics we can all relate to. The Kentucky native released his first album, A Story to Tell, in 2018 with great success. That album included such hits as "She'd Know" and "They All Know My Name." Davis, along with wife, creative partner and manager, Brandy co-wrote all of the songs on both the previous album and the new EP. Taylor Kropp, a long-time friend, plays a major role in this project as both producer and musician, on electric guitar. They are joined by Scott Neubert on pedal steel guitar. The new EP, Cut to Tape, is composed of five songs and takes off with "If You Wanna Rock and Roll," which embodies a high-speed honky-tonk feel with powerful dueling electric and steel guitars. Davis portrays to us the story of life on the road with its trials and tribulations that all musicians face in the name of keeping music alive and well. This song is the most autobiographical on the EP as the lyrics state "out here on the highway is the only life I know, and you ain't got time for nothing else if you wanna rock and roll."